Chargeflow, which taps AI to fight chargebacks, raises $14M
Chargeflow, a startup using AI to fight chargeback fraud, today announced that it raised $11 million in a seed round led by the VC firm OpenView Venture Partners. The tranche builds on Chargeflow’s previously undisclosed $3 million seed round closed several months ago, bringing the startup’s total raised to $14
Read moreExploring JavaScript-Rust Interoperability With napi-rs
A quick experimentPhoto by Tolga Ulkan on UnsplashI’ve been working with JavaScript as my daily job for a few years now. Lately, I started fiddling with Rust, to learn new concepts and understand what the hype is all about (see the Stack Overflow Survey 2023)It looks like more and more JS tools
Read moreEurope confirms in-depth probe for Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design software rival Figma. The Commission said that the acquisition “may reduce competition in the global markets for the supply of interactive product design software and for digital asset creation
Read moreParamount+ tops 61 million subscribers after Showtime merger
Paramount said that it added 700,000 subscribers to Paramount+ in Q2 2023 after the company launched a subscription tier with Showtime integration in June. This addition meant Paramount+ subscriber count now stands at around 61 million — up from the 60 million reported last quarter. The new integrated $11.99 per
Read moreSoftBank posts loss, with a cumulative loss of $6.3B in its Vision Fund business
As SoftBank prepares to dive deeper into AI investments, the group posted an unexpected consecutive quarterly overall loss, as well as a continued loss in its existing investment business. For your piece, the Vision Funds actually posted a GAIN for the quarter of $0.8 billion, including shared assets such as
Read moreSeoul-based proptech Dongnae acquires co-living platform Dears
Proptech startup Dongnae said Tuesday it plans to acquire Stevens, a South Korean company that operates co-living business Dears. The two companies did not disclose the acquisition price, but Dongnae said it will purchase Stevens with a mix of cash and equity. The Seoul-based proptech outfit previously raised a total of
Read moreAn Introduction to htmx, the HTML-focused Dynamic UI Library
Learn what htmx is, how it simplifies dynamic web development, and how you can harness its potential to enhance your web development process. Continue reading An Introduction to htmx, the HTML-focused Dynamic UI Library on SitePoint.
Read moreApple Music adds a new algorithmic station to let users discover new music
Apple Music has added a new algorithmic radio station to the app called ‘Discovery Station’ in a way to compete with Spotify’s personalized lists. Apple’s Sweden-based rival service has offered its signature “Discover” playlists for years now. In response to that, Apple Music has started rolling out the new station
Read moreUnderstanding SRE (Ep. 597)
Vladyslav Ukis, Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers and an expert in site reliability engineering (SRE), joins Ben and Ryan to talk about the relationship between SRE and DevOps, balancing SRE principles with organizational structure, and how he thinks GenAI will impact his field. Episode notes: Vlad is Head of
Read moreChina’s draft measures demand ‘individual consent’ for facial recognition use
The pervasive use of facial recognition technology across all facets of life in China has elicited both praise for its convenience and backlash around privacy concerns. The widespread adoption has also fueled the exponential growth of valuations in companies specializing in the field, such as AI giants SenseTime and Megvii.
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